B. Donald Broadbelt

July 31, 2014

He was born on Aug. 17, 1930, in Philadelphia, to the late Blayney and Ruth Broadbelt.

He lived in Lansdowne, Pa., and Warren, but spent the past 27 years in Greenville, N.C.

Don graduated from high school at The Haverford School in 1948. He received a mechanical engineering degree from Haverford College in 1952, where he played varsity basketball and baseball.

Don was an avid golfer. He played many rounds of golf at Brook Valley Country Club and elsewhere.

He served in the Marine Corps from 1952 to 1954.

He worked for Ajax Magnethermic Corp. from 1956 until his retirement. Don loved building projects and helped build Habitat for Humanity houses in Greenville, N.C. He also built two rooms on the family's house in Ohio.

When living in Warren, he served as an elder at the First Presbyterian Church.